NBC boosts beverage industry with new trained engineers

Committed to supporting economic growth, youth development and empowerment, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited has produced another set of technical engineers to boost capacity profile of the nation’s beverage industry.

This is following the completion of another two-year program for 39 Trainee Graduates from its prestigious Technical Training Centre in Ikeja, Lagos. The Graduation Ceremony for the 27th and 28th Set of the Technical Training School witnessed a large turn-out of industry stakeholders in the private and public sector.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony at NBC’s Technical Training Centre, Ikeja Plant, the Managing Director, NBC, Ben Langat said “The objective of establishing the Technical Training Centre is to consistently provide a pool of resourceful competent engineers and technicians who are in tune with the highly demanding technology and operating environment in the beverage industry.” He added that graduates from the Technical Training Centre have remarkably demonstrated high technical and leadership competencies over the years and have been rewarded with accelerated career progression.

Acting Head, Public Affairs and Communications, NBC Limited, Sade Morgan said, “The Technical Training Centre is one of the key pillars of NBC’s commitment to stimulate human performance, improve productivity and induce value-added production capacity.” She added that the place of technicians is very vital in securing the already existing standard heritage of our organization, as well as safeguarding and upholding our world class manufacturing models and processes.

NBC Technical Training Centre was established in 1996 to continually train and empower technical personnel in the Company. However, the Training Centre is open to young Nigerians from other institutions with an aspiration to build a sound career in the beverage bottling industry.

Till date, the Technical Training Centre has concluded distinctive technical programs for over 4,500 participants, staying committed to producing competent and enterprising engineers, as well as equipping technicians with the required skills necessary for the operating and technological requirements in a challenging industry environment.

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited was incorporated in November 1951 and is a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic S.A., an anchor bottler with the franchise to bottle products of The Coca-Cola Company in 28 countries in North, Central and South Europe, Asia and Africa with over 570 million consumers in these markets.

 

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